@Stephen,

You are taking my words, I exactly have the same feelings. $159 per year is a lot but compared to what TheBrain delivers and the benefits I have it is fine for me. It is the sum of the price of the previous yearly WebBrain subcription fee and the upgrade price around $ 80. It's like a subscription for a daily newspaper as I am using TheBrain every day.

The pricing of the Pro edition only of $ 219 "Does not include cloud services and upgrades between versions."

They have skipped the Core edition. Maybe most users are either using the free edition or are buying the pro version instead.

Dominik


Stephen Zeoli wrote:

So I just upgraded to version 7, and was a bit surprised to learn there will be a
subscription of $159 a year in the future (it cost me $99 this time) to stay licensed
with the Pro version WITH the WebBrain synchronization. That feels like a lot of money
to spend annually, but I'll probably do it because TheBrain is that useful for me.
Also, my desktop license will not expire if I decide not to renue, so that's
comforting.

I'd like the fee to be lower, but I also want the company to stay in
business and continue to improve their product, so I'm willing to pay the price. Good
software that's well documented and has a long history of development is not always
easy to find. Still, I wonder if TheBrain's new pricing policy will cost them
customers -- as it seems to have with Alexander.

Anyway, the new version has some
nice new features. The link system has gotten a lot more powerful. The calendar has
been enhanced. And -- this part I like the best -- the syncing feature is much
faster.

Steve Z.